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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thursday, April 8,2004
Deaths
Evelyn Day Cook
Mrs. Evelyn Day Cook, 75,
of Cumming died Tuesday,
April 6, 2004. Mrs. Cook was
the owner and operator of
Daisy Mae’s Barbecue for 22
years.
Survivors include her son
and daughter-in-law, Tony C.
and Kathy C. Payne of
Cumming; stepson, Bradford
Cook Sr. of Buford; grandchil
dren, Joseph E. Payne, J. Todd
Simonds, Tara N. Simonds, all
of Cumming, C. Gregory
Payne of Birmingham. Ala.;
and a number of nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, April 8, at 11 a.m. at
the Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Travis
Echols officiating.
Interment will follow in the
Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
April 8, 2004
Donald Grizzle
Mr. Donald "Paper Man"
Grizzle, 60, of Cumming died
Monday, April 5, 2004. Mr.
Grizzle was employed with
The Atlanta Journal and
Constitution for more than 26
years. He was preceded in
death by his parents. Otis and
Mamie Grizzle.
Survivors include his wife,
Letha Cox Grizzle of
Cumming; children. Joel
Grizzle. Donna Grizzle, both
of Cumming. Patty and Larry
Bacorn of Conyers. Tammy
and Joe Yates. Tim and Colleen
Grizzle, all of Stockbridge.
Donny and Michell Grizzle of
Dahlonega; 18 grandchildren;
sisters and brother-in-law.
Sharon Brown of Dahlonega.
Jean Cloud, Joan and Tony
Bruce, all of Dawsonville;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Scott and Cathy Grizzle, Gary
and Jan Grizzle. Kenneth and
Diane Grizzle. Cecil and
Wynelle Grizzle, all of
Cumming; several nieces,
nephews and other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services will be
Thursday. April 8, at 2 p.m. at
the Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with the Revs. Joel
Grizzle and Steve Warren offi
ciating. Interment will follow
in the Mill Creek Baptist
Church Cemetery .
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
April 8, 2004
Jessie Heard Pruitt
Mrs. Jessie Heard Pruitt.
90. of the Free Home commu
nity, Canton, died Monday.
April 5, 2004. Mrs. Pruitt was
a member of Hightower
Baptist Church. She was pre
ceded in death by her husband.
Mr. J.C. "Buck" Pruitt.
Survivors include her sons
and daughters-in-law. Gene
and Norma Jean Pruitt. Billy
and Veda Pruitt, Frankie and
Helen Pruitt, all of Canton; 13
grandchildren; 16 great-grand
children; two great-great
grandchildren; brother, Bud
Heard of Cumming; sisters and
brother-in-law, Cleo Milford of
Ball Ground. Mattie and Bob
Turner of Dacula; sister-in-law.
Mrs. Arcer “Ara" Heard of
Canton; and a number of
brothers- and sisters-in-law,
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were
Wednesday, April 7, at 2 p.m.
at the Hightower Baptist
Church with the Revs. Gerral
Richards and John Lummus
officiating. Interment followed
in the Holbrook Campground
Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Aprilß, 2004
Forsyth
County
NewST
Obituaries
Cumming on the Cancer
Screening Day schedule
The Georgia Cancer
Foundation (GCF) has
announced a partnership with
the Georgia Cancer Coalition
to promote the Greater
Atlanta/North Georgia Cancer
Screening Day 2004 at 12
sites, including Cumming.
Free screenings for breast,
prostate, skin, and colon can
cers will be offered on April
24 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
at the sites in the Metro
Atlanta area, plus in Toccoa,
Blue Ridge and Gainesville.
The Cumming location
will be on the campus of
Northside Hospital Forsyth at
1100 Northside Forsyth
Drive, Suite 240.
Bill Todd serves as presi
dent of the Georgia Cancer
Coalition, a public-private
partnership that works to
strengthen the collective
impact of existing cancer
related programs and create
new initiatives.
“Cancer is the second
leading cause of death in
Georgia, which has one of the
highest cancer rates in the
country," said Todd. “We are
pleased with the leadership of
the Georgia Cancer Foun
dation in creating this screen
ing program.”
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the city to be sure the problem
is corrected.
A county official said he
wants to make sure the same
thing doesn't occur in the
unincorporated areas of the
county. District 2 County
Commissioner A.J. Pritchett
plans to talk to the board of
commissioners at Monday’s
regular meeting about the
materials being used to build
high density neighborhoods in
Forsyth County.
"The problem is with the
homes that are already built,
you can't do much about
those. It's the ones that are
built in the future we can
change,” said Pritchett, who
helped fight the fires as a vol
unteer.
The vinyl siding on houses
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cuts some funding provisions.
That funding is paramount
to improve the school system’s
infrastructure and continue
meeting the needs of the coun
ty’s growing student popula
tion. he said.
Schlabra and his wife, Patti,
have three daughters. Kelsey
attends North Forsyth Middle
School; Olivia is a student at
Chestatee Elementary; and
Gabrielle will begin kinder-
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GCF Executive Director
Brenda Horne said, “The
Georgia Cancer Coalition’s
support as a major funding
partner will greatly impact
the growth of this event and
the improved health of its
attendees. Since 1999, we
have screened over 8,000
people and detected over
1,000 abnormal results.”
An appointment is neces
sary to minimize waiting
times. Please call (770) 396-
7995 or 1-888-441-CURE
(2873), or pre-register online
at www.gacancerfound
ation.org through April 19.
Licensed medical profession
als will conduct physical
exams for breast, prostate,
and skin cancers and blood is
drawn for prostate testing for
men. Participants requesting
colon screenings will receive
education on the use of a spe
cial take-home test kit.
The Georgia Cancer
Foundation, established in
1975 as a nonprofit, charita
ble organization, provides
professional cancer educa
tion, as well as early detec
tion programs and support
throughout the continuum of
cancer care for residents of
Georgia.
across the street from the fire
storm melted under the 350-
degree heat. The foam-like
insulation underneath ignited
and floated through the neigh
borhood, lighting grass fires,
residents reported.
Forsyth County Planning
and Development Director Jeff
Chance said the building code
needs to be more stringent in
such compact neighborhoods.
“Do you want vinyl siding
or brick when you're that close
together? You might want
something more fire resistant,"
Chance said.
As of Sept. 25, 2003, sin
gle-family residences in unin
corporated Forsyth County
must be built a minimum of 15
feet from foundation to foun
dation, Chance said.
garten at Chestatee next fall.
The family lives in the
Willow Bend subdivision off
Hwy. 53. Schlabra said he will
run as a Republican.
Candidates seeking various
local offices will qualify the
week of April 26-30.
Primary elections are
scheduled for July 20 followed
by a runoff election, if needed,
on Aug. 10. The general elec
tion is Nov. 2.
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McManus said Tuesday
she was “surprised” and
“excited” about the opportuni
ty to attend the convention
with Jennings.
“I’m absolutely honored to
be selected by the 7th
District,” McManus said. “I’m
very delighted Reva Jennings
is also going to be going.”
McManus, who is the vice
chairman of the 7th District
GOP, said she has been a
Republican for 21 years. She
has lived in the county for 18
years and is the general man
ager of the insurance agency
Liability Underwriters in
Cumming.
Attempts to contact
Jennings by deadline were
unsuccessful.
However, McManus
praised Jennings’ work for the
Republican Party.
“I can think of no other
person in Forsyth County that
is more deserving than Reva
Jennings,” McManus said.
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“College wise, it is a
NCAA sport," said Ryand. “I
see it happening soon at the
high school level.”
Students are required to
ride at the In Your Dreams
farm a minimum of three
times before a show, according
to Ryland. Some of the stu
dents have their own horses
but there are several that do
not, she said. Students do not
ride their own horses in the
competitions.
“Basically, they draw from
a hat which horse they will
ride in the competition,” said
Ryland. “They have to be
able to ride and compete the
best they can since someone
else will warm the horse up."
By participating in the
club the riders are exposed to
horses with a variety of abili
ties. The riders watch the
horses warm up and compete
throughout the day to deter
mine their temperament,
according to Ryland.
“By watching they can see
if the horse is sensitive in the
mouth or affected by certain
moves,” she said.
There are seven classes in
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April 8, 2004 Maunday Thursday
“The Road to Gethsemane"
Time of Service - 7:30 P.M. HoZy Communion
April 9, 2004 - Good Friday Service
“The Road To Calvary"
Time of Service - 7:30 P.M.
April 11, 2004 - Easter Sunrise Service
“This Lenten Road • The Road to Emmaus ’O4”
7:00 A.M.
Festival Easter Services
8:30 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.
9:45 A.M. Contemporary Service
Children’s Church at 11:00 A.M. Service
Rev. Dr. Thomas B. Smith, Pastor
770-889-5328
1125 Bettis-Tribble Gap Road
(across from Sawnee Community Center)
www.ctklutheran.com
For Information on Preschool
Call 678-513-4338
Children 12 months (walking) to 4 years of age
Classes Monday-Friday 9am-lpm
“She has worked tirelessly for
decades for the Republican
Party.”
“This is something that
I’ve known she’s wantea to do
for a long, long time.”
Klein said delegates who
attend the national convention
will vote on issues including
nominating the presidential
and vice presidential candi
dates.
“They’ll nominate the
president and the vice presi
dent, approve the platform,
vote on resolutions, changes to
the party rules and any other
changes that come up,” Klein
said.
He said alternates vote on
issues when delegates are
unable to vote.
“[Alternates] are there to
vote in case a delegate can’t
vote,” Klein said. “In practice
they really participate in all
the same events as the dele
gates.
There were three delegates
which the riders can compete
and, as a club, the girls
choose who will be the point
rider the school represen
tative in the team competi
tion. The club participated in
its first show in January
against such veteran teams as
Milton, Kell, St. Francis and
Chatham Hall. South was rep
resented in several classes of
the competition, including
varsity open over 2-foot, 6-
inch fences, varsity interme
diate over 2-foot fences, jun
ior varsity novice over x-rails
fence and at different levels
of flat competitions. Several
of the club members were
awarded first place ribbons in
their events. Collectively the
team placed first in the over
all show.
The team consisting of
Amanda Peacock, Stephanie
Clark, Vanessa Collett,
Ashley and Morgan
Harkrider, Megan Flannigan,
Lindsey Kenny, Ashley
Shapiro and Sara Jane Kirby
also placed first in overall
show at their second competi
tion and took first place in
their third show.
and three alternates chosen
from each district. In addition
to Forsyth County, Klein said
the 7th District includes por
tions of Gwinnett, Cherokee,
Paulding and Bartow counties;
the 10th District includes
Dade, Walker, Catoosa,
Whitfield, Murray, Gordon,
Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens,
Dawson, Hall, and portions of
Gwinnett, Walton and
Rockdale counties.
Klein said the state GOP
will nominate 27 additional
delegates and 27 alternates at
the state convention in May.
Jim Harrell, chairman of
the Forsyth County
Republican Party, said it’s dif
ficult to get someone from the
county chosen as a delegate to
the national convention
because there are two districts
in the county.
“We’re a split county, so it
makes it even harder to get
someone elected,” said
Harrell.
“It takes a great amount of
athletic ability since some of
the horses are green and some
are not. They have to apply
weight, adjust their body and
look as invisible as possible,”
said Ryland. “The judges also
take the horses’ ability into
consideration and look at how
effective the riders are.”
Once considered a rich
man’s sport, the club offers
opportunities to those inter
ested in riding at an afford
able level. “There is money
out there for scholarships and
the shows are cost efficient,”
said Ryland.
Riders pay the farm $35 a
lesson and a S6O fee per show
in comparison to a rider
showing their own horse in a
circuit show with costs rang
ing from S3OO to $2,000.
South Forsyth High School is
currently the only high school
in the county to offer the club
and interest is growing at
other schools about the pro
gram. “It is definitely grow
ing in popularity, we have had
two teachers from other
schools already asking about
the club,” said Martin.